Bad noise when clutch is disengaged! Help

I had that happen once.
Kinda pissed me off that I went overboard making sure everything was nice and tight and all the bushings in the linkage were good and tight, only to find out it caused an over extention problem.
I had to back off the adjuster farther than I liked, just so it wouldn't trash on the thing.:banghead:

also, i just got my 340-4 speed running, and if i try to put it in gear with the pedal all the way down, it just grinds. but if i back off the pedal some, it shifts great, telling me that it is over extending the finger of pressure plate into the disc